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  • GTEC 201: Statics

    3.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Addresses force systems on rigid bodies and their response to the applied forces. This course analyzes the equilibrium of planar and non-planar force systems, centoids, and moments of inertia. Algebra and trigonometry are used to solve applied examples. Prerequisite: MATH 103 and 104 with grades of C or higher. Prerequisite:    MATH 104 & ( MATH 103 or MATH 116 or MATH 119 or MATH 121 or MATH 122 or MATH 125 or MATH 220 or MATH 221 or MATH 222 )
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  • GTEC 202: Statistical Quality Control

    3.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Analyzes manufacturing effectiveness through the application of fundamental statistical concepts to production processes. Control charting, including mean (X) and range (R) charts, are studied and applied as a technique to improve productivity through the analysis of process variability. Prerequisite: MATH 033, 044, & 055 (or MATH 051) with grades of C or higher. Prerequisite:    ( ( MATH 033 ) or ( MATH 044 ) or ( MATH 055 ) ) or MATH 045 or MATH 051 or MATH 080 or MATH 090 or MATH 101 or MATH 102 or MATH 119 or MATH 121
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  • GTEC 208: Strength of Materials Lab

    1.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Laboratory exercises to support theory of CVTE 208. Labs include measurement of mechanical properties of materials, and structural testing. A course fee is required. Prerequisite: GTEC 201 with a grade of C or higher. Prerequisite:    GTEC 201
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  • HCW 001: Medical Terminology

    3.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    This course will provide the participant with an overview of medical terminology. Beginning with the frequently used suffixes, the course will progress to include commonly used terms from each of the major body systems. Frequently used medical abbreviations will also be included. At the end of this program the student will be able to correctly spell the commonly used medical terms, pronounce the medical terms, define the frequently used medical terms, and utilize medical terms in the workplace.
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  • HCW 002: Intro Anatomy and Physiology

    4.50 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    This course serves as an introduction for any career in the healthcare field. Basic body organization and review of all body systems are included within this course. There is no lab required. Textbooks are an additional cost and mandatory first day of class.
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  • HCW 003: Human Illness & Disease

    4.50 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Human-based illness and disease with an emphasis on acute manifestations of chronic illness and related terminology. This is a condensed and simplified overview for the student in the healthcare field.
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  • HCW 005: Job Readiness HC Professional

    1.80 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    This course will provide soft skills strategies for success and give the student an advantage in the job market by guiding them through what they will need to know to master essential soft skills. Skill strategies discussed are professional habits, attitudes, personality traits. This course will help the student learn how to professionally communicate in an entry-level healthcare job.
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  • HCW 006: Healthcare Pre Course/SACA

    5.90 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Provides students with the basic knowledge and information to prepare for a career in a healthcare setting. This course is taken is taken entirety at Spanish American Civic Association (SACA) TecCentro
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  • HCW 007: Pharmacy Technician Program

    11.40 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    The Pharmacy Technician course provides an overview of the pharmacy technology field and provides students with the fundamental concepts and principles needed to achieve for success within the field as students are introduced to the concept of hospital pharmacy practice. The courses covered includes the Healthcare system, the profession of pharmacy, administrative aspects of pharmacy technology and the education and training of the technician. Students are provided with an introduction to basic mathematical tools used by pharmacy technicians, as well as general mathematics, basic algebra, systems of measurement and drug calculations. In addition, this course presents the sciences as they relate to pharmaceutical practice and discusses the different classifications of drugs and the impact that these different classifications have on the different body systems. Students are taught how to provide oversight and management of hospital onsite and offsite compounding facilities in order to maintain and achieve adherence to all regulatory requirements for sterile and non-sterile compounding. Lastly, the course provides an introduction to the legal system as it pertains to the Pharmaceutical field. This course prepares students to take the national certification examination administered by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB).
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  • HCW 028: Pharmacy Practice

    3.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Provides students with an over of the pharmacy technology field and develops the fundamental concepts and principles necessary for success within the pharmacy field. Topics include: an understanding of the system, the profession of pharmacy, administrative aspects of pharmacy technology and the education and training of the technician. Other reviewed are pharmacy technology, institutional medication distribution systems, the repackaging of pharmaceuticals and intravenous admixture programs. A brief review of local, state and federal laws that specifically affect the pharmaceutical field and an investigation of typical ethical problems encountered in the health profession is discussed. This is a cornerstone course within the Pharmacy Technician Certificate program. Prerequisite: HCW 059 ??? Pharmacy Calculations.
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